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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To use the options that are available through the in-place editing menu, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open the diagram containing the element.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the element, and on the item to manipulate within the element. The item line is highlighted in a lighter shade (the default is white), to indicate that it has been selected.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="selectedelementedit.png" width="242" height="188" border="0" alt="SelectedElementEdit"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Edit and manipulate the items in the element, either by pressing the appropriate keyboard keys or by right-clicking on the highlighted item and choosing a task from the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Element Items</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu. The following commands are available:</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<td valign="top" width="320" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:320px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">To...</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:171px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Select menu option...</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:156px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Or press...</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Change the name, scope or stereotype of the element or element item</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Selected</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[F2]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the dialog containing details of the element</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">View Properties<a name="view"></a></span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Enter]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Insert a new item in the element</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Insert New After Selected</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Insert]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Add an attribute to the element</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add Attribute</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[F9]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Add an operation to the element</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add Operation</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[F10]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Insert a feature on the specific element item, such as Maintenance features and Testing features</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add Other</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[F11]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Delete the selected item from the model</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Delete Selected from Model<a name="deleteelementitem"></a></span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Delete]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Navigate Diagram Selection, to navigate the diagram between elements without having to use the mouse</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[</span><span class="f_Tabletext">arrow key</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="320" style="width:320px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Toggle element highlight option on and off</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="171" style="width:171px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="156" style="width:156px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Enter]</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Other options that are available while editing element attributes or operations in a diagram include:</span></p>
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<tr style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">
<td valign="top" width="319" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:319px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">To...</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:173px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Press...</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="319" style="width:319px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Accept current changes</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" style="width:173px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Enter]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="319" style="width:319px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Accept current changes and open a new slot to add a new item</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" style="width:173px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Enter]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="319" style="width:319px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Abort the edit, without save</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" style="width:173px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Esc]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="319" style="width:319px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the context menu for in-place editing</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" style="width:173px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[F10]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="319" style="width:319px; height:22px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Invoke the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic; color: #ff0000;">Classifier</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="173" style="width:173px; height:22px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">+</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Space]</span></p>
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